At the request of Nepali Buddhist community, His Holiness the Sakya Trichen will be visiting Nepal from September 25 to October 17.
Below is the schedule, hosted by several organizers:
Sept. 23: Arrival & Welcome Ceremony at IBA
Host: Tharlam Monastery (Contact: tharlam_monastery@yahoo.com)
Sept. 25: Green Tara Initiation (Atisa Tradition) & Orange Manjusri Initiation
Sept. 26: Seven-Line Guru Padmasambhava Initiation
Host: International Buddhist Academy (Contact: ibanepal888@gmail.com)
Sept. 28: Mahakala Puja (2pm)
Sept. 29: Birupa Statue Installation & Lamdre Lhakang Inauguration
Sept. 30: Refuge and Bodhicitta Vows; Tara Dharani Transmission.
Avalokitesvara & Guru Rinpoche Consecration
Oct. 2 – 3: Two-Day Recreational Offering
Oct. 4: Vajrakilaya Kago and Bodhisattva Vow (@ Humla Community Hall)
Oct. 5: Trikulanath Empowerment (@Mustang Community Shrine)
Oct. 6: Long Life Empowerment (@Tharlam Monastery)
Oct. 7: Refuge and Bodhicitta Vow (@ Manang Community Hall)
Host: The New Retreat Center, Nyenjud Samten Ling (Contact: jamchenlhakhang@gmail.com)
Oct. 8: Opening Ceremony & 16 Arhat Puja
Oct. 9: Sindhura Mandala Ritual of Naro Khachod
Vajrayogini Blessing*
*Must have received Chakrasamvara or Hevajra Two-Day Empowerment before.
Oct. 10: Consecration Puja (@ Drubkhang Nyengyud Samten Choeling)
Pilgrimage Tour to the Memorial Stupa of H.E. the late Chogye Trichen Rinpoche
Oct. 11-12: Sojong (@ Drubkhang Nyengyud Samten Choeling)
Host: Byoma Kusuma (Contact: https://www.byomakusuma.org/)
Oct. 14: Five-Deity Avalokitsevara Gyalwa Gyatso Empowerment (Metriyogi Tradition)
Host: Tharig Gonpa (Contact: sakyatharig@yahoo.com)
Oct. 15: Inauguration Tsechen Thupten Choki Gatsal Shedra
Oct. 16: Consecration Puja (@ Tsechen Thupten Choki Gatsal Shedra)
Oct. 17: Guru Drukpo Puja (@ Samten Phuntsog Ling Retreat Center, Tharig Monastery)
Please contact the respective organizers for further information.
